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?>
<div id="set.mysqlinfo" class="set">
 <h1 class="title">MySQL Drivers and Plugins</h1>
 

 <div class="info">
  <div class="abstract">
   <p class="para">
    PHP offers several MySQL drivers and plugins for accessing and
    handling MySQL.
   </p>
   <p class="para">
    The differences and functionality of the MySQL extensions are described
    within the overview of this section.
   </p>
   <p class="para">
    The extensions listed support the MySQL protocol.
    Examples of compatible database servers are
    <a href="http://www.mariadb.org/" class="link external">&raquo;&nbsp;MariaDB Server</a>,
    <a href="http://www.mysql.com/" class="link external">&raquo;&nbsp;MySQL Server</a>,
    <a href="https://www.percona.com/mysql/software/percona-server-for-mysql" class="link external">&raquo;&nbsp;Percona Server for MySQL</a>,
    and
    <a href="https://www.pingcap.com/tidb/" class="link external">&raquo;&nbsp;TiDB</a>.
   </p>
  </div>
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<ul class="chunklist chunklist_set"><li><a href="mysql.php">Overview of the MySQL PHP drivers</a><ul class="chunklist chunklist_set chunklist_children"><li><a href="mysqlinfo.intro.php">Introduction</a></li><li><a href="mysqlinfo.terminology.php">Terminology overview</a></li><li><a href="mysqlinfo.api.choosing.php">Choosing an API</a></li><li><a href="mysqlinfo.library.choosing.php">Choosing a library</a></li><li><a href="mysqlinfo.concepts.php">Concepts</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="book.mysqli.php">MySQLi</a> — MySQL Improved Extension<ul class="chunklist chunklist_set chunklist_children"><li><a href="intro.mysqli.php">Introduction</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.overview.php">Overview</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.quickstart.php">Quick start guide</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.setup.php">Installing/Configuring</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.persistconns.php">The mysqli Extension and Persistent Connections</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.constants.php">Predefined Constants</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.notes.php">Notes</a></li><li><a href="mysqli.summary.php">The MySQLi Extension Function Summary</a></li><li><a href="class.mysqli.php">mysqli</a> — The mysqli class</li><li><a href="class.mysqli-stmt.php">mysqli_stmt</a> — The mysqli_stmt class</li><li><a href="class.mysqli-result.php">mysqli_result</a> — The mysqli_result class</li><li><a href="class.mysqli-driver.php">mysqli_driver</a> — The mysqli_driver class</li><li><a href="class.mysqli-warning.php">mysqli_warning</a> — The mysqli_warning class</li><li><a href="class.mysqli-sql-exception.php">mysqli_sql_exception</a> — The mysqli_sql_exception class</li><li><a href="ref.mysqli.php">Aliases and deprecated Mysqli Functions</a></li><li><a href="changelog.mysqli.php">Changelog</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="book.mysql-xdevapi.php">Mysql_xdevapi</a><ul class="chunklist chunklist_set chunklist_children"><li><a href="intro.mysql-xdevapi.php">Introduction</a></li><li><a href="mysql-xdevapi.setup.php">Installing/Configuring</a></li><li><a href="mysql-xdevapi.constants.php">Predefined Constants</a></li><li><a href="changelog.mysql_xdevapi.php">Changelog</a></li><li><a href="mysql-xdevapi.examples.php">Examples</a></li><li><a href="ref.mysql-xdevapi.php">Mysql_xdevapi Functions</a></li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-baseresult.php">mysql_xdevapi\BaseResult</a> — BaseResult interface</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-client.php">mysql_xdevapi\Client</a> — Client class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-collection.php">mysql_xdevapi\Collection</a> — Collection class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-collectionadd.php">mysql_xdevapi\CollectionAdd</a> — CollectionAdd class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-collectionfind.php">mysql_xdevapi\CollectionFind</a> — CollectionFind class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-collectionmodify.php">mysql_xdevapi\CollectionModify</a> — CollectionModify class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-collectionremove.php">mysql_xdevapi\CollectionRemove</a> — CollectionRemove class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-columnresult.php">mysql_xdevapi\ColumnResult</a> — ColumnResult class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-crudoperationbindable.php">mysql_xdevapi\CrudOperationBindable</a> — CrudOperationBindable interface</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-crudoperationlimitable.php">mysql_xdevapi\CrudOperationLimitable</a> — CrudOperationLimitable interface</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-crudoperationskippable.php">mysql_xdevapi\CrudOperationSkippable</a> — CrudOperationSkippable interface</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-crudoperationsortable.php">mysql_xdevapi\CrudOperationSortable</a> — CrudOperationSortable interface</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-databaseobject.php">mysql_xdevapi\DatabaseObject</a> — DatabaseObject interface</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-docresult.php">mysql_xdevapi\DocResult</a> — DocResult class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-exception.php">mysql_xdevapi\Exception</a> — Exception class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-executable.php">mysql_xdevapi\Executable</a> — Executable interface</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-executionstatus.php">mysql_xdevapi\ExecutionStatus</a> — ExecutionStatus class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-expression.php">mysql_xdevapi\Expression</a> — Expression class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-result.php">mysql_xdevapi\Result</a> — Result class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-rowresult.php">mysql_xdevapi\RowResult</a> — RowResult class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-schema.php">mysql_xdevapi\Schema</a> — Schema class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-schemaobject.php">mysql_xdevapi\SchemaObject</a> — SchemaObject interface</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-session.php">mysql_xdevapi\Session</a> — Session class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-sqlstatement.php">mysql_xdevapi\SqlStatement</a> — SqlStatement class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-sqlstatementresult.php">mysql_xdevapi\SqlStatementResult</a> — SqlStatementResult class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-statement.php">mysql_xdevapi\Statement</a> — Statement class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-table.php">mysql_xdevapi\Table</a> — Table class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-tabledelete.php">mysql_xdevapi\TableDelete</a> — TableDelete class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-tableinsert.php">mysql_xdevapi\TableInsert</a> — TableInsert class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-tableselect.php">mysql_xdevapi\TableSelect</a> — TableSelect class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-tableupdate.php">mysql_xdevapi\TableUpdate</a> — TableUpdate class</li><li><a href="class.mysql-xdevapi-warning.php">mysql_xdevapi\Warning</a> — Warning class</li></ul></li><li><a href="book.mysql.php">MySQL (Original)</a> — Original MySQL API<ul class="chunklist chunklist_set chunklist_children"><li><a href="intro.mysql.php">Introduction</a></li><li><a href="mysql.setup.php">Installing/Configuring</a></li><li><a href="changelog.mysql.php">Changelog</a></li><li><a href="mysql.constants.php">Predefined Constants</a></li><li><a href="mysql.examples.php">Examples</a></li><li><a href="ref.mysql.php">MySQL Functions</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="book.mysqlnd.php">Mysqlnd</a> — MySQL Native Driver<ul class="chunklist chunklist_set chunklist_children"><li><a href="intro.mysqlnd.php">Introduction</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.overview.php">Overview</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.install.php">Installation</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.config.php">Runtime Configuration</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.incompatibilities.php">Incompatibilities</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.persist.php">Persistent Connections</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.stats.php">Statistics</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.notes.php">Notes</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.memory.php">Memory management</a></li><li><a href="mysqlnd.plugin.php">MySQL Native Driver Plugin API</a></li></ul></li></ul></div><?php manual_footer($setup); ?>